Musina Local Municipality
Musina | |
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.svg) Location in Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Vhembe |
| Seat | Musina |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Carol Phiri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,577 km2 (2,925 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 68,359 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 4.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Venda | 52.1% |
| • Sotho | 9.0% |
| • Northern Sotho | 8.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.9% |
| • Other | 25.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM341 |
Musina Municipality (Venda: Masipalawapo wa Musina) is a local municipality within the Vhembe District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the northernmost local municipality in South Africa. It borders Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The seat is Musina.
Sub places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following Sub Places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baobab Tree Reserve | 967004010 | 84.13 | 189 | Venda |
| Bergview East | 967004008 | 0.47 | 423 | Venda |
| Bergview West | 967004009 | 0.41 | 44 | Venda |
| Lost City | 967004011 | 0.57 | 747 | Venda |
| Mushongoville | 967004001 | 2.54 | 3,008 | Venda |
| Musina Ext5 | 967004004 | 0.19 | 1,906 | Venda |
| Musina Mine | 967004005 | 3.53 | 57 | Venda |
| Musina SP | 967004007 | 7.51 | 4,423 | Venda |
| Nancefield | 967004003 | 5.82 | 31,133 | Venda |
| Nancefield Ext 2 | 967004002 | 0.15 | 674 | Venda |
| SMG Military Base | 967004012 | 6.35 | 73 | Venda |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 17,603 | 17,506 | 35,109 | 74.5 | 12 | 6 | 18 | |
| DA | 3,073 | 3,030 | 6,103 | 12.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| EFF | 2,291 | 2,322 | 4,613 | 9.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| COPE | 200 | 256 | 456 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 423 | 450 | 873 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23,590 | 23,564 | 47,154 | 100.0 | 12 | 12 | 24 | |
| Spoilt votes | 227 | 275 | 502 | |||||
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lookup Tables - adrianfrith.com
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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